Argentina's blind football team has been nominated for the APC athlete-of-the-month award ©IBSA Blind Football

The Argentinian blind football team are among the nominees for the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) athlete-of-the-month award for March.

They retained their title at the Blind Football World Grand Prix after defeating England 2-0 in the final in Tokyo. 

Nominated alongside Argentina is Colombia's Diego Duenas, who took gold in the men’s scratch C4 at the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn.

Chilean table tennis player Matias Pino is up for the accolade after securing silver in the men's singles class six at the Lignano Open in Italy, while snowboard cross star Noah Elliot of the United States joins him for achieving his first world title in the men’s cross SB-LL1 in Finland. 

Colombia's Diego Duenas has been nominated for the APC athlete-of-the-month award after winning gold in the men’s scratch C4 at the Para-Cycling Track World Championships ©Getty Images
Colombia's Diego Duenas has been nominated for the APC athlete-of-the-month award after winning gold in the men’s scratch C4 at the Para-Cycling Track World Championships ©Getty Images

Brazil's Rodolpho Riskalla completes the nomination following his success on debut at the Al Shaqab Para dressage competition in Doha.

Nominations are compiled from submissions by National Paralympic Committees from across the continent.

The winner is chosen by public vote, which is open until April 8.

Colombia's Johanna Sossa and Johana Martinez took the January award after progressing to the World Team Cup wheelchair tennis finals.

The February accolade went to Mexico's Rebeca Valenzuela Alvarez.

She broke the Americas record of 13.15 metres in the women’s shot put F12 on her way to gold at the Dubai Grand Prix.